How much can you see with scrying?

On a failed save, the spell creates an Invisible sensor within 10 feet of the target. You can see and hear through the sensor as if you were there. The sensor moves with the target, remaining within 10 feet of it for the Duration.

Can you SCRY on a place?

Yes, you can. The part of the scrying spell description about targeting a location says: Instead of targeting a creature, you can choose a location you have seen before as the target of this spell. When you do, the sensor appears at that location and doesn’t move.

Can you SCRY on a familiar?

If the master is 13th level or higher, he may scry on his familiar (as if casting the scrying spell) once per day.

Can you cast spells through scrying?

So yes, technically, a spell could be cast using Scry, or Arcane Eye, or Clairvoyance, or any number of non-conventional sight-establishing methods as long as those three conditions are satisfied.

Can you SCRY on a dead person?

In this instant, I would say yes as you can scry in on the person (being their body or the last place they were headed).

Can Detect Magic see scrying?

Yes, the Scrying sensor can be sensed with Detect Magic.

Does scrying work across planes?

You can teleport to a location you can see through scrying as long as that spot is no more than 30 feet from you and on the same plane (since that is the limit of misty step). Maybe if the portal is within 30 feet of you, but short of that there is no way to determine distance across planes.

Can Blindsight see scrying?

Blindsight can detect invisible objects. Blindsight doesn’t inform the creature about the nature of the spell. It merely detects that there is an object.

How do you protect against scrying in 5e?

The 5th-level Sor/Wiz spell Mordenkainen’s private sanctum [abjur] (PH 256-7) for 1 day prevents scrying in an impressively big area. This is what creatures use when they aren’t on the move. Conveniently, the effect can be made permanent using the 5th-level Sor/Wiz spell permanency [univ] (PH 259-60).

What happens when you scry?

When you scry, you may put all the cards you look at back on top of your library, you may put all of those cards on the bottom of your library, or you may put some of those cards on top and the rest of them on the bottom. You choose how to order those cards no matter where you put them.

How do you detect scrying?

You immediately become aware of any attempt to observe you by means of a divination (scrying) spell or effect. The spell’s area radiates from you and moves as you move. You know the location of every magical sensor within the spell’s area.

What are the components of a scrying spell?

The earliest versions of the scrying spell were called magic mirror when cast by a wizard or illusionist and required a finely crafted and highly polished silver mirror costing no less then 1,000 gp. In addition to verbal and somatic components, samples of copper, zinc, and nitric acid were required, along with the eye of an eagle, hawk, or roc.

What do you need to cast a mirror spell?

Mirrors, fonts, and pools were not consumed in the casting. For the latest version of this spell, all that was required beyond verbal and somatic components was a focus costing at least 1,000 gp, such as a crystal ball, a silver mirror, or a font of holy/unholy water—no more metals, acids, or eyes.

What is scrying in dungeons and Dragons?

Scrying was both an arcane and divine magic spell that allowed the caster to view a subject at great distance and possibly across the planes of existence. The effect was very similar to using a crystal ball but with differences in scope, duration, and components. Newer versions of this spell allowed the caster to hear as well as see the subject.

What spells can be detected through the sensor?

As with all divination (scrying) spells, the sensor has your full visual acuity, including any magical effects. In addition, the following spells have a 5\% chance per caster level of operating through the sensor: detect chaos, detect evil, detect good, detect law, detect magic, and message.